Homecoming Soldier Dies in Alms House Amid Public Debate
In Mattoon and Clark County notes a soldier returning sick from gas exposure is said to be cared for at a county nurse run sanatorium. Local discussions accuse officials of neglect and call for accountability. Also included are notices of final settlement for Bessie McAllister and bankruptcy proceedings for Charles Weaver with creditor meeting set in East St Louis.
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Mattoon
Oles Co
County Court
Clark County
Marshall Tlinois
Charles Weaver
Casey
East St Louis
Ill
C B. Thomas
Public Sale in Grand Turn Area Moves Oct 20
Adam Morganthaler conducts a public sale at his residence four miles south of Grand Turn on Thursday October 20. The auction includes one mare and colt two wagon loads of hay and household goods.
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Adam Morganthaler
Grand Turn
Strafing the U-Boats Dead or Captured
The British admiralty reports the fate of 150 submarine commanders whose U boats were sunk. Of these, 116 are dead, 27 prisoners of war, 6 interned in neutral countries, and 1 returned to Germany. The previous Sunday’s papers listed the full names of all commanders.
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Germany
Germany's Note Provokes Strong Allied Stand
The letter from Germany to President Wilson is dismissed as evasive and hypocritical. It fails to mention Austria or Turkey and raises questions about Germany’s true intent, sovereignty, and the posture of evacuation and armistice. The piece urges clear terms and insists on concrete proof of sincerity before any further talks.
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Austria
Turkey
Germany
The
St Louis Globe-Democrat
United States
Junkers
Wilson
Pennsylvania snipers in Paris blow away enemy fire
Two Pennsylvania privates Har ry Meeks and J C Titterington earned praise for silencing German snipers in Roncheres. They spotted a gun and fired until the three in a church belfry surrendered. Later they cleared another belfry machine gun nest, ending hostile fire.
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Paris
Roncheres
Bowie
Harry Meeks
J. C. Titterington
Meeks
Titterington
Woman Objects to Yellow Paint on Her Premises Sign
Newark Ohio report describes A L Norton hiring Joe Nets to paint a sign. Nets added yellow flourishes but a resident, whose son serves in the army, demands color change. Nets erased the yellow streak and replaced it with blue.
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Newark
Perryton
A. L. Norton
Joe Nets
Recruit Takes No Chances At Vancouver Barracks
In Vancouver Barracks Washington a rookie sentry tested an officer of the day by asking the post number. The officer could not answer since the posted number was not set, and the sentry was taken to the guardhouse after the challenge.
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Board of Supervisors
Toober
Payne
National Guards
Casey
Lou Hoes
Bureau Co
Bill
Bill Summers
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Uncle Sam
Spirit of American forces uplifts allied morale overseas
Dr. E W Buckley, supreme physician of the Knights of Columbus, says Allied troops praise U S efforts after tours of the western front. He quotes a German prisoner, a boy no older than fifteen, who said his mother told him to surrender at the first chance.
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New York
E. W. Buckley
St. Paul
Artist Now Paints Ships in Seattle Shipyards
Edward Hill a 74 year old famous artist who studied in Paris Venice and Vienna has shifted from painting canvases to shaping cargo ships for the government. He urges other artists to quit palettes and join the war effort.
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Seattle
Wash
Edward Hill
Hill
Boston
Paris
Venice
Vienna
Uncle Sam
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M. Grabenheimer
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Mrs. Grundy
Bil
State of Illinois
County of Clark
Bessie Pearl McAllister
District Court of the United States
Eastern District of Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Colots
Marine
Wallace Baird
South Side Square
Herald
Charles Brandenstein
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